Have England moved forward since Italy defeat?

By Abhishek Chauhan September 22, 2022

England meet Italy here in Milan 439 days after the Euro 2020 final at Wembley that brought despair on

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the pitch accompanied by bitterness of it and with both now seeking to regain lost momentum.

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The bare facts state that England suffered the familiar fate of defeat on penalties after a 1-1 draw,

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the disappointment sharpened by the loss being on home turf & after a 55year wait to reach a major final.

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England also need to arrest a slide of four games without a win, their worst sequence since 2014,

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when they went five matches winless under then manager Roy Hodgson.

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